Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Moldova

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Moldova in 2025 — 18.5%. Ranked 48 in the world out of 132. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 7.4 pp.

2025 18.5% +0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 48of 132
Period maximum 28.8%1997
Period minimum 13.7%2015

Trend over time

1995–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Moldova, 1995–20251015202530199519982001200420072010201320162019202220251995: 25.9%1996: 26%1997: 28.8%1998: 24.7%1999: 15.3%2000: 14.7%2001: 14.4%2002: 20.2%2003: 19.7%2004: 14.9%2005: 16.4%2006: 20%2007: 19.9%2008: 20.4%2009: 23.8%2010: 18.2%2011: 16.6%2012: 16.7%2013: 15.3%2014: 13.9%2015: 13.7%2016: 14.4%2017: 14.8%2018: 14.3%2019: 15.2%2020: 17.2%2021: 16.8%2022: 17.5%2023: 17.9%2024: 17.9%2025: 18.5%
Change over the period: −7.4 pp Annual average: -0.25 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Moldova

Moldova 18.5%
Eastern Europe computed 20.4%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Moldova, by year Moldova All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18.5 +0.6 pp
2024 17.9 −0.1 pp
2023 17.9 +0.4 pp
2022 17.5 +0.7 pp
2021 16.8 −0.4 pp
2020 17.2 +2 pp
2019 15.2 +0.9 pp
2018 14.3 −0.5 pp
2017 14.8 +0.4 pp
2016 14.4 +0.7 pp
2015 13.7 −0.2 pp
2014 13.9 −1.4 pp
2013 15.3 −1.4 pp
2012 16.7 +0.1 pp
2011 16.6 −1.7 pp
2010 18.2 −5.6 pp
2009 23.8 +3.4 pp
2008 20.4 +0.5 pp
2007 19.9 −0 pp
2006 20 +3.5 pp
2005 16.4 +1.5 pp
2004 14.9 −4.8 pp
2003 19.7 −0.5 pp
2002 20.2 +5.9 pp
2001 14.4 −0.3 pp
2000 14.7 −0.7 pp
1999 15.3 −9.4 pp
1998 24.7 −4.1 pp
1997 28.8 +2.8 pp
1996 26 +0.1 pp
1995 25.9

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.